In this case they do very much help those views though. Either they create the appearance of public appeal, which draws more people to these views, or they manage to disrupt spaces that formerly fostered a different political culture.
If we look at Twitter we see the second aspect particularly strongly.
Thats exactly what I believe. I know there is no limits to stupidity, but don’t you use bots to make it seem legit? Who would go around saying, “hey guys we’re losing. We should use BOTS. We should buy BOTS ACCOUNT AND UPVOTES from BOTSFORSALE.org”
I mean, it's an ad but it's also thought-provoking and interesting. Before now we all knew what was happening we just didn't know the details also kind of interesting to see proof it's a conversation starter. I think I would have preferred it if the author would have redacted the URL though.